2004 - 2005
Law, Commerce & Technology
Business Briefing Series
Insurance Coverage for Information Technology Risks
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
U.S. Small Business Administration
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1700
Seattle, WA
PROGRAM
Learn how your company can insure itself against possible IT problems including data/network damage, hacking and security breaches. Find out what sort of risks are not insurable, how courts have dealt with insurance claims relating to IT and what sort of third party claims companies might face with respect to security breaches.
7:45 a.m.: Registration
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.: Panel discussion
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.: Question & Answer session with panelists
REGISTRATION
The cost is $15 per person or $25 for attorneys applying for 1.75 hours of continuing legal education credit. The fee includes a light breakfast and program materials.
Online: https://uwcle.safeserver.com/onlineregister_brief.htm
Fax: 206-543-3929
Telephone: 206-543-0059
Mail:
Continuing Legal Education Office
University of Washington School of Law
William H. Gates Hall
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195-3020
PRESENTERS
David Brenner heads the Insurance and Risk Management Group at Riddell Williams, PS, in Seattle. He has litigated numerous complex suits in the areas of insurance, antitrust, securities and corporate law. In the course of prosecuting insurance actions for policyholders over the past fifteen years, Mr. Brenner has obtained multiple awards and settlements in the seven- and eight-figure range on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance claims and losses.
Steven R. Lee, CISSP, has performed information security work in the Northwest and throughout the US for the past nine years. In spite of an advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, he prefers to help companies understand the risks related to information security. He also performs vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, and helps ensure that security technology is properly implemented.
Karen S. Weaver is a founding shareholder of Soha & Lang, PS, in Seattle. She specializes in complex insurance coverage litigation, advice and appeals. She teaches insurance law at the University of Washington School of Law. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Washington and King County Bar Associations, Washington Defense Trial Attorneys and DRI.
Jamie Madonna, Armfield, Harrison and Thomas Insurance. Jamie focuses on creating insurance programs for Life Science and Technology Companies. These programs include Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Liability, Media Liability, Clinical Trials Liability, Products Liability, as well as many other lines of coverage for these industries. To remain an industry specialist he is active in local Technology and Life Science associations such as the WSA (Washington Software Alliance), WBBA (Washington Biotechnology and Bioscience Association) and the
CO-SPONSORS:
The 2004 -2005 Business Briefing Series is co-sponsored by WSA, the US Small Business Administration and the Washington State University Small Business Development Center.
